Ketamind

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 Infusions at KCSA Clinics offer a completely new paradigm in the  management of Major Depression, Suicidality, Bipolar Disorder, PTSD,  Post-partum Depression, Chronic Pain and Refractory Migraines. 

KetaMIND Clinics of South Africa was launched by Dr Alan Howard in  August 2019. For 12-years (2008–2020) Dr Howard worked as a Consultant  in Emergency Medicine in Ireland using a common, dissociative  anaesthetic agent frequently for procedural sedation, drug assisted  intubation and as an infusion as part of post-intubation sedation  packages. Anecdotally, Dr Howard noticed how this drug affected the mood of his  patients in the short to medium term, even after a single encounter.  Two seminal cases (a suicidal woman who slit her own throat and a  profoundly depressed, suicidal man, both of whom demonstrated remarkably  elevated mood for weeks after receiving this agent as procedural  sedation), prompted Dr Howard to investigate its effect on mood in more  depth.

These infusions target specific receptors in the brain and have been  shown to repair damaged synapses (junctions between nerves) in a  predictable and sustained manner. Instead of simply ‘numbing the senses,  our infusions offer a transformative awakening, realignment of purpose  and restoration of hope in responsive patients. 

We promise to treat our patients with respect, dignity and  compassion. We will neither judge nor breach confidence. We will  tirelessly pursue the restoration of happy, meaningful lives for all our  patients through the appropriate and safe administration of our  infusions.

Please note that a pre-infusion assessment is carried out prior to initiation of ketamine infusions in order to tailor each treatment to the individual patient needs.